Overview

The Camp David Summit of 2000 was a formative event in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian relations. It was the most comprehensive effort ever to resolve a hundred-year conflict. Yet, it not only ended in failure but was immediately followed by the eruption of unprecedented violence. After an message from President Bill Clinton, and introductory chapters by Shimon Shamir, Itamar Rabinovich, Sari Nusseibeh and Martin Indyk, the 27 chapter contributions are divided to: Israeli Negotiators, Palestinian Perspectives, American Participants, the Barak Version and its Critics, the Negotiation Experts, Academic Perspectives, and the Clinton Parameters. The volume concludes with a Political Debate on the way forward. This book is essential reading for all those interested in Israeli-Arab relations, the Middle East in general, international diplomacy, and conflict resolution.

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Author:   Shimon Shamir ,  Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Liverpool University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781845191009

ISBN 10:   1845191005
Pages:   267
Publication Date:   01 May 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Messsage from President Bill Clinton. OPENING PRESENTATIONS -- The Enigma of Camp David; The Failure of Camp David: Four Different Narratives; There Could Have Been Another Way; Camp David in the Context of US Peace Strategy. ISRAELI NEGOTIATORS -- Background, Process and Failure; The Roles of Barak, Arafat and Clinton; Factors That Impeded the Negotiations; Lessons from the Camp David Experience. PALESTINIAN PERSPECTIVES -- Wrong Assumptions; The Israeli Proposals Were Not Serious; The 'Blaming Game is Wrong. AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS -- The Effects of the 'Syria First' Strategy; Sins of Omission, Sins of Commission; American Mistakes and Israeli Misconceptions. THE BARAK VERSION -- The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless; The Lines of 1967 Should Have Been the Basis for Negotiations; The Strategy of Creating Facts on the Ground Impeded Negotiations. THE INPUT OF EXPERTS -- Planning for Jerusalem; The Role of Informal Talks; Track II Plans. ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVES -- An Irresolvable Conflict or Lack of Ripeness?; The 'End of Conflict' Obstacle; The Pitfalls of Summit Diplomacy; Psychological Barriers to Negotiations. ROUNDTABLE -- Past, Present and Future -- A Political Debate.

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The centerpiece of the book . . . and its real raison d'etre , is a lengthy presentation by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak entitled The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless, which gives a pretty clear idea of his no-holds-barred defense of his conduct at the historic summit. -- International Journal of Middle East Studies Provides the most probing discussion of the Camp David experience and its implications from insider perspectives, especially from the Israeli side. What makes the volume such a valuable and surprisingly revealing resource is the discussions among heavyweight Israeli political figures and intellectuals. These discussions disclose sharp cleavages among the Israelis as to what went wrong and what the failure means for the future. Journal of Palestine Studies The centerpiece of the book . . . and its real raison d etre, is a lengthy presentation by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak entitled The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless, which gives a pretty clear idea of his no-holds-barred defense of his conduct at the historic summit. International Journal of Middle East Studies The centerpiece of the book . . . and its real raison d'etre, is a lengthy presentation by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak entitled The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless, which gives a pretty clear idea of his no-holds-barred defense of his conduct at the historic summit. --International Journal of Middle East Studies Provides the most probing discussion of the Camp David experience and its implications from insider perspectives, especially from the Israeli side. What makes the volume such a valuable and surprisingly revealing resource is the discussions among heavyweight Israeli political figures and intellectuals. These discussions disclose sharp cleavages among the Israelis as to what went wrong and what the failure means for the future. --Journal of Palestine Studies The centrepiece of the book, however, and its real raison d'etre, is a lengthy presentation by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak entitled The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless, which gives a pretty clear idea of his no-holds-barred defense of his conduct at the historic summit. ... There are many other tidbits in this volume that are intriguing. Yossi Ginossar, former Shin Bet official and member of the Israeli delegation at Camp David II, paints a very different picture of what happened there. His is quite critical of the lack of American leadership at the summit (p. 56), argues that Barak should have dealt directly with Arafat (p. 57), and states bluntly that we Israelis are somewhat condescending toward Arabs in general, and toward the Palestinians in particular (p. 59). Another tantalizing claim, this one from Gilead Sher, directly contradicts Barak by saying, The fact is that the Right of Return was never the obstacle to reaching a permanent status agreement, neither at Camp David nor at any point thereafter (p. 67). -- International Journal of Middle East Studies The Camp David Summit - What Went Wrong? provides the most probing discussion of the Camp David experience and its implications from insider perspectives, especially from the Israeli side. What makes the volume such a valuable and surprisingly revealing resource is the discussions among heavyweight Israeli political figures and intellectuals. These discussions disclose sharp cleavages among the Israelis as to what went wrong and what the failure means for the future. For instance, Danny Yatom, former head of the Mossad as well as a member of the Israeli delegation at Camp David, said this about the Palestinian position: 'we were not guilty of misunderstanding the depth of concessions that were required of the Palestinians. We understood very well the Palestinian argument that they had already made all the possible concessions when they agreed to the borders of June 4, 1967. We understood this, but did not accept it. It was not a matter of misunderstanding, but of disagreement' (Danny Yatom in Shamir and Maddy-Weitzman, p. 39). -- Journal of Palestine Studies

Provides the most probing discussion of the Camp David experience and its implications from insider perspectives, especially from the Israeli side. What makes the volume such a valuable and surprisingly revealing resource is the discussions among heavyweight Israeli political figures and intellectuals. These discussions disclose sharp cleavages among the Israelis as to what went wrong and what the failure means for the future. --Journal of Palestine Studies The centerpiece of the book . . . and its real raison d' tre, is a lengthy presentation by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak entitled The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless, which gives a pretty clear idea of his no-holds-barred defense of his conduct at the historic summit. --International Journal of Middle East Studies

The centerpiece of the book . . . and its real raison d' tre, is a lengthy presentation by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak entitled The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless, which gives a pretty clear idea of his no-holds-barred defense of his conduct at the historic summit. --International Journal of Middle East Studies Provides the most probing discussion of the Camp David experience and its implications from insider perspectives, especially from the Israeli side. What makes the volume such a valuable and surprisingly revealing resource is the discussions among heavyweight Israeli political figures and intellectuals. These discussions disclose sharp cleavages among the Israelis as to what went wrong and what the failure means for the future. --Journal of Palestine Studies

The centerpiece of the book . . . and its real raison d'etre , is a lengthy presentation by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak entitled The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless, which gives a pretty clear idea of his no-holds-barred defense of his conduct at the historic summit. -- International Journal of Middle East Studies

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Shimon Shamir, Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History, is former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt; first Israeli Ambassador to Jordan; and current Head of The Institute for Diplomacy and Regional Cooperation, Tel Aviv University. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University.

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